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Kazakhstan: Comparative Note on International Standards for Selection, Competencies and Skills for Judges in Administrative Justice
Publishing date: 4 December 2020
Collections: Legal Opinions and Comments
The Note raises key issues and provides indications of areas that often cause concern. The Note also highlights, as appropriate, good practices from other OSCE participating States.
North Macedonia: Comments on the Law and Rules of Procedure of the Assembly from a Gender and Diversity Perspective
Publishing date: 9 November 2020
Collections: Legal Opinions and Comments
The Comments raise key issues and indicate areas of possible refinement. In the interest of conciseness, they focus more on areas that require amendments or improvements than on the positive aspects of the law or rules of procedure.
Competitive call for Albanian investigative journalists
Publishing date: 4 November 2020
Investigative journalism competition organized by the OSCE Presence in Albania for best stories on education, health and 2019 earthquake.
Bosnia and Herzegovina: Note on Parliamentary Inquiries into Judicial Activities
Publishing date: 30 October 2020
Collections: Legal Opinions and Comments
The scope of this Note deals exclusively with the issue of parliamentary inquiries into the work of the judiciary with a view to identifying relevant international standards and OSCE human dimension commitments.
Ukraine: Opinion on the Draft Law Amending the Security Service Law
Publishing date: 13 October 2020
Collections: Legal Opinions and Comments
The Opinion raises key issues and provides indications of areas of concern. In the interest of conciseness, the Opinion focuses more on those provisions that require improvements than on the positive aspects of the Draft Amendments. The ensuing recommendations are based on international and regional standards, norms and practices as well as relevant OSCE human dimension commitments.
Uzbekistan: Joint Opinion on the Draft Law “on Freedom of Conscience and Religious Organizations”
Publishing date: 12 October 2020
Collections: Legal Opinions and Comments
The Joint Opinion raises key issues and provides indications of areas of concern. In the interest of conciseness, it focuses more on areas that require amendments or improvements than on the positive aspects of the Draft Law. The ensuing recommendations are based on international human rights standards and obligations, OSCE human dimension commitments, and good national practices.
Ukraine: Urgent Joint Opinion on the Draft Law 3612 on Democracy through all-Ukraine Referendum
Publishing date: 8 October 2020
The Joint Opinion takes note of positive developments but focuses on areas that require further attention or improvement.
Republic of Moldova: Urgent Joint Opinion on Draft Law 263 Amending the Electoral Code, Contravention Code and Audiovisual Media Services Code
Publishing date: 8 October 2020
The Joint Opinion takes note of positive developments but focuses on areas that require further attention or improvements in the draft Law. The ensuing recommendations are based on relevant OSCE commitments, Council of Europe and other international human rights standards, such as the Venice Commission Code of Good Practice in Electoral Matters.
Slovenia: OSCE/ODIHR Urgent Opinion on the Draft Amendments to the Integrity and Prevention of Corruption Act
Publishing date: 23 September 2020
Collections: Legal Opinions and Comments
The Opinion raises key issues and provides indications of areas of concern. In the interest of conciseness, it focuses more on areas that require amendments or improvements than on the positive aspects of the Draft Act. The ensuing recommendations are based on international standards, norms and practices as well as relevant OSCE human dimension commitments.